The San Antonio Spurs opened their season on Wednesday night with a tough loss to the Dallas Mavericks, falling 126-119. They were in the game until the bitter end when a Luka Doncic step-back three provided the final dagger – a sentence that has been written time and time again about the Slovenian superstar.
But the biggest takeaway from the evening was the debut of Victor Wembanyama. Two international superstars went at it on Opening Night. And while Wembanyama undoubtedly wanted to walk away with the win in his first game, it was merely the beginning of a long, fruitful career for the 19-year-old Frenchman.
After the contest, Doncic shared some kind words about the Spurs star.